President Muhammadu Buhari (left) Ahead of Nigeria’s deployment of 5G network, President Muhammadu Buhari has charged security agencies in the country to leverage the technology to combat crime and other security challenges facing the country. Buhari gave the charge at the State House on Tuesday during the launch of Nigeria’s …
Read More »You Cannot Become President Of Nigeria, Primate Ayodele Warns Wike
Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has admonished Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State to be careful as he foresees the Economic and Financial and Crimes Commission (EFCC) going after him after leaving office in 2023. The Primate also revealed that some governors in his party, …
Read More »NBA to sanction SAN, six lawyers for influencing Judges to give conflicting orders
NBA President, Olumide Apata The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) said it has identified seven lawyers, including a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) that influenced judges to issue conflicting court orders, especially on political matters. The seven lawyers, according to the President of the NBA, Mr Olumide Apata, were found culpable …
Read More »Police arrest Lagos NURTW leaders Kunle Poly, Sego, over Idumota crisis
The Lagos State Rapid Response Squad has arrested prominent members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers in the state, Kunle Poly and Sego. The police arm, led by its Commander, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, arrested the NURTW leaders on Monday. The police said Kunle Poly and Sego are principal …
Read More »NLC suspends planned protest against petrol subsidy removal
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended its nationwide protest over petrol subsidy removal. The protests had been scheduled to hold on January 27 and February 2. Ayuba Wabba, NLC president, announced this to journalists on Tuesday in Abuja. He said the union made the decision at its national executive …
Read More »Buhari’s aide reacts to alleged resignation of Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed
President Muhammadu Buhari’s personal assistant on new media, Bashir Ahmad, has denied reports that the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, has resigned from office. The presidential aide dismissed the reports in a tweet on Monday. Some social media users had claimed that Ahmad resigned after “throwing the country’s economy” into …
Read More »The Huge Untapped Potential of E-commerce on the African Continent
Between 2014 to 2018, the number of online shoppers on the African continent was said to have increased annually, at an average growth rate of 18%, higher than the global average of 12%. From the preceding, there appears to be a growing consensus among stakeholders and market observers that e-commerce …
Read More »Ardova Plc commends Stanbic IBTC’s support for LPG storage project
AP LPG terminal, a fully owned subsidiary of Ardova PLC, on Wednesday, 19 January 2022, performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a 20,000 metric tonne Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) storage terminal at the project site in Ijora, Lagos. The ceremony signified the official commencement of construction activities which …
Read More »Dangote’s Petrochemicals, Fertiliser Plant will accelerate Africa’s economic growth, says AfDB
President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina has described Dangote Refinery and Fertiliser projects as the best industrialised project to happen to Africa. He said these projects, which are far beyond the expectation of his team and himself, would positively affect the economic growth and development of …
Read More »Jumia and the project of increasing e-commerce connection with Consumers in Rural Nigeria
Despite the challenges at its inception, many would agree that much progress has been made in the Nigerian e-commerce industry. The current reality is that there’s been major developments to what has been achieved over the past ten years. Current data suggests that more and more people are now onboarding …
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